What makes a man likely to cheat? You might be surprised. Where he lives, how much he earns, even how confident he is in bed can all stack the odds against you…

Will he cheat on you?

Will he cheat on you?

The geography of the human heart may be notoriously hard to navigate – but it seems you can tell a lot about a man from where he lives.

According to Channel 4's Great British Sex Survey, men living in Wales are most likely to cheat (40%), while those living in East Anglia are least likely to play away (29%).

In a separate survey of 3,000 men and women, Wales topped the vengeful chart as the region most likely to take revenge (67%) on a cheating partner. The most placid region in Britain? You guessed it - East Anglia.

Will he cheat on you?

Will he cheat on you?

He's an army man

Can't resist a man in combats? Sorry girls, we've got some bad news for you. Boys who have been in the army or are currently on active duty are twice as likely to cheat on their partners as non-military men.

A recent survey found that married veterans were twice as likely to cheat on their wives as married civilians.

The stress of army life and the pressures of long-distance relationships are thought most likely to blame.

Will he cheat on you?

The geography of the human heart may be notoriously hard to navigate – but it seems you can tell a lot about a man from where he lives.

According to Channel 4's Great British Sex Survey, men living in Wales are most likely to cheat (40%), while those living in East Anglia are least likely to play away (29%).

In a separate survey of 3,000 men and women, Wales topped the vengeful chart as the region most likely to take revenge (67%) on a cheating partner. The most placid region in Britain? You guessed it - East Anglia.

Will he cheat on you?

He's an army man

Can't resist a man in combats? Sorry girls, we've got some bad news for you. Boys who have been in the army or are currently on active duty are twice as likely to cheat on their partners as non-military men.

A recent survey found that married veterans were twice as likely to cheat on their wives as married civilians.

The stress of army life and the pressures of long-distance relationships are thought most likely to blame.

Will he cheat on you?

Does your man have "issues" in bed? Men who are easily aroused or are anxious about their sexual performance are more likely to cheat, according to researchers at Indiana University.

The same boffins found that risk-taking men are also more likely to wander - no surprises there, then.

"People might seek out high-risk situations to help them become aroused, or they might choose to have sex with a partner outside of their regular relationship" says lead researcher Professor Robin Milhausen. "That way they feel they have an 'out' if the encounter doesn't go well - they don't have to see them again."

Will he cheat on you?

Take a look over his shoulder the next time you read the papers in bed together. His choice of reading material may reveal more than his take on politics.

According to recent survey, men who read the Independent are most likely to have cheated on a partner (36%).

Daily Star readers are most likely to use handcuffs (41%) and film themselves having sexual intercourse (20%) while readers of The Sun, Daily Mirror and Daily Star are most likely to watch pornography.

Dating a Daily Mail reader? Apparently, they masturbate less frequently than the average Brit (1.3 times a week compared to 1.5 for the UK as a whole).

Will he cheat on you?

He earns a LOT more than you

Men who earn significantly more than their partners are also statistically more likely to cheat.

"Men who make a lot more money than their partners may be in jobs that offer more opportunities for cheating like long work hours, travel and higher incomes that make it easier to conceal," explains Munsch.

So what should he earn compared to you? A third more, say researchers – enough to make him feel like the 'man of the house' but not enough to warrant lavish work trips and saucy secretaries, or so we're guessing.

Will he cheat on you?

It was 'love at first sight' for him

Your eyes met across a crowded room and 'kapow' – it was love at first sight. It sounds like the most romantic way to meet but could experiencing such a strong instant attraction spell disaster for the rest of your relationship?

Half of men who fall in love 'at first sight' go on to have an affair, according to a survey by Parship.

As Dr Nafsika Thalassis explains: "Men who consider themselves 'in love' within minutes of meeting someone are likely to fall in love rather frequently. It is also likely that such men interpret attraction and love as more or less the same thing."

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